Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contract
8 of 9 senses of contract
Sense 1
contract, undertake
=> sign
=> stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
=> rent, lease
=> rent, hire, charter, lease
=> covenant
Sense 2
sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up
=> contract out
Sense 3
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
=> choke
=> prim
=> astringe
=> strangulate
=> convulse
=> convulse
=> bear down overbear
=> choke, gag, fret
=> choke, scrag
Sense 4
shrink, contract
=> flex
Sense 5
contract, take get
=> catch
Sense 6
contract
=> purse, wrinkle
Sense 8
narrow, contract
=> bottleneck
=> taper off
Sense 9
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten
=> condense, concentrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contract
8 of 9 senses of contract
Sense 1
contract, undertake
=> sign
=> undersign
=> ink
=> autograph, inscribe
=> initial
=> countersign
=> execute
=> endorse
=> cosign, co-sign
=> visa
=> stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
=> provide
=> rent, lease
=> rent, hire, charter, lease
=> covenant
=> confirm
=> bar mitzvah
=> bat mitzvah
Sense 2
sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up
=> contract out
Sense 3
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
=> choke
=> prim
=> astringe
=> strangulate
=> convulse
=> convulse
=> bear down overbear
=> choke, gag, fret
=> choke, scrag
Sense 4
shrink, contract
=> flex
Sense 5
contract, take get
=> catch
=> catch cold
Sense 6
contract
=> purse, wrinkle
Sense 8
narrow, contract
=> bottleneck
=> taper off
Sense 9
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten
=> condense, concentrate
=> encapsulate, capsule, capsulize
=> telescope
Entailment of verb contract
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb contract
9 senses of contract
Sense 1
contract, undertake
=> promise, assure
Sense 2
sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up
=> hire, engage, employ
Sense 3
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
=> tighten
Sense 4
shrink, contract
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sense 5
contract, take get
=> sicken, come down
Sense 6
contract
=> shrink, reduce
Sense 7
condense, concentrate, contract
=> change, alter
Sense 8
narrow, contract
=> change
Sense 9
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Familiarity of verb contract
contract used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contract
Sense 1
contract, undertake
=> promise, assure
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Sense 2
sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up
=> hire, engage, employ
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Sense 3
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
=> tighten
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Sense 4
shrink, contract
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 5
contract, take get
=> sicken, come down
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Sense 6
contract
=> shrink, reduce
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Sense 7
condense, concentrate, contract
=> change, alter
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Sense 8
narrow, contract
=> change
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Sense 9
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Grep of noun contracting
contracting
Overview of noun contracting
The noun contracting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. catching, contracting -- (becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic")
Overview of verb contract
The verb contract has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)
2. (3) sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season")
3. (2) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips")
4. (2) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank")
5. (2) contract, take get -- (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill")
6. contract -- (make smaller; "The garment contracted in the dryer"; "The heat contracted the woollen garment")
7. condense, concentrate, contract -- (compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan")
8. narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")
9. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
Overview of noun contracting
The noun contracting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. catching, contracting -- (becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic")
Overview of verb contract
The verb contract has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)
2. (3) sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season")
3. (2) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips")
4. (2) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank")
5. (2) contract, take get -- (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill")
6. contract -- (make smaller; "The garment contracted in the dryer"; "The heat contracted the woollen garment")
7. condense, concentrate, contract -- (compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan")
8. narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")
9. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
contracting definition
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